Taft honored for church service

Kenneth Taft was honored at the United Methodist Men Making a Difference awards ceremony Feb. 23. The event was held at the Julius S. Scott Sr. Chapel at Wiley College.
Mr. Taft has been a member of Reeves Chapel United Methodist Church for 43 years, where he serves as chairperson of the finance committee. He is a leader in the church’s annual fish fry, and he has supervised mission trips for six years, according to the Rev. Melissa Crawford, pastor of the church.
“Kenneth assists in maintaining the facilities at the church, and he and his wife lead in collecting food trademarks for the purchase of vans for Henderson Settlement in the Appalachian Mountains and in collecting can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House,” she said. “He encourages church members to participate in One Great Hour of Sharing, and he informs the church of needs in the community.”
Rev. Crawford said Mr. Taft was honored because he truly is a United Methodist Man making a difference in the world.
“He serves at Reeves Chapel United Methodist Church and the whole wide church of Christ in any capacity requested,” she said. “He is an inspiration to me, as he is so faithful in seeing that the church and I are taken care of through serving in prayer, assisting with communion and other areas of leadership in the church.”